1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John Boettner (D) won with 27.1% of the vote, defeating John Slack III (D) by 2.7 points.
John BoettnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%13,450
Darrell E. HolmesDemocrat · winner
25.6%12,711
John Slack IIIDemocrat
24.4%12,107
Walton ShepherdDemocrat
18.9%9,375
Edward RebrookDemocrat
4.2%2,076
49,719 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John Boettner (D)Darrell E. Holmes (D)John Slack III (D)Walton Shepherd (D)
Also on the ballot: Edward Rebrook (Democrat), 4.2%